This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 Excerpt: ... ft. 8 As in the case of Thersites. 7 II. IX. 17 ff. II. I. 68. 8 Od. IX. 44. -Od. III. 150; XXIV. 464. the people. So, the more important judicial proceedings took place in the Agora. Here the members of the Boule delivered their opinions in order, and the judicial present went to him who gave the most righteous ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 Excerpt: ... ft. 8 As in the case of Thersites. 7 II. IX. 17 ff. II. I. 68. 8 Od. IX. 44. -Od. III. 150; XXIV. 464. the people. So, the more important judicial proceedings took place in the Agora. Here the members of the Boule delivered their opinions in order, and the judicial present went to him who gave the most righteous judgment.1 The king probably pronounced the decision. In case of doubt, appeal was made to an oracle or resort was had to other means of learning the divine will.2 The king could also make this appeal whenever he believed the people had rendered a "crooked" decision;3 and in such a case the response of the oracle was final. The will of the gods was, therefore, the only power above the K/d tos, or sovereignty, of the people on the special occasions when these chose to exercise it.4 (e) Decline of the Basileia. With the founding of the city the Greek monarchy entered upon its last stage of development. The powerful nobles of the country united the small groups--families or gentes--over which they ruled, into the larger, or city unit, and delegated to one of their number some of the authority which they had formerly exercised each within his petty sovereignty; but reserved to themselves, a great, yet somewhat ill-defined and fluctuating power both as individuals within their respective spheres, and as a council for the entire city.6 The overlord (Basileus) thus established, was only a chief among equals. In order to strengthen his power and to shake off the control of the Boule, he endeavored to elevate the inferior ranks and to weaken 1 II. XVIII. 501 ff. The two talents must not be compared with the Attic talent. See Leist, Graeco-italische Rechtsgeschichte, p. 132. 2 Leist, op. cit., p. 135. 8 Leist, op. cit., p. 134. 4 On the H...
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